You know it's funny, I have always been a person that can listen to just about any kind of music and enjoy it. But one thing that has always drawn me to any song in particular is the lyrics. I know plenty of people that just listen to music for the sound and the beat and while I need a good hook to be drawn to a song the lyrics are always what makes a song for me.

To that end I can listen to rap, or Heavy Metal or Pop or Country as long as I can identify with what the singer is singing about. Many people I know say they hate country music, personally I can really enjoy country music. I even converted my wife from a Country Hater to a Country lover in one sitting by explaining the meaning behind Tim McGraw's-"Live Like you Were Dying" and telling her that he is singing about talking with his father Tug McGraw's battle with brain cancer. Yea that would be the former MLB pitcher. Then I played a Rascal Flatts song I always liked called "These Days" and made her listen. Now she annoys me at times listening to these songs over and over again. ha Anyway, on to the true reason for my rambling post today.

I have been reflecting on how so many people, myself included get caught up in this and that and where they are going, they forget to stop and smell the roses, how they want to get to a certain point but lose the journey there. This Trace Atkins song has been out for a while now but I think it is worth a post and a listen. Try to remember when life seems to be to much or you begin to pine for the days you complete this or that and can say you have finally arrived. Remember Your Gonna Miss This.


Read You're Gonna Miss This lyrics

She was staring out the window of their SUV
Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and saysAnd s "Baby, just slow down"

Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but...

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"

But to prove I am not just a country bumpkin sap, here is a song that always makes me think about what it's like to train for endurance events.


Read Do It Again lyrics